"-ail" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Suffix

Etymology: From Middle Irish -amail (compare Irish -úil, Manx -oil), from Old Irish -amail. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|mga|-amail}} Middle Irish -amail, {{cog|ga|-úil}} Irish -úil, {{cog|gv|-oil}} Manx -oil, {{inh|gd|sga|-amail}} Old Irish -amail Head templates: {{head|gd|suffix}} -ail
  1. Of or pertaining to an adjectival suffix applied to various words, usually nouns, to make an adjective. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (slender): -eil
    Sense id: en--ail-gd-suffix-0dj426q3 Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header

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      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "mga",
        "3": "-amail"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish -amail",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "-úil"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish -úil",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "-oil"
      },
      "expansion": "Manx -oil",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "sga",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish -amail",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish -amail (compare Irish -úil, Manx -oil), from Old Irish -amail.",
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        {
          "text": "modh (“good manners, breeding, civility, courtesy”) → modhail\n'S glè mhodhail sin dhe. ― That's very kind of him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Of or pertaining to an adjectival suffix applied to various words, usually nouns, to make an adjective."
      ],
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          "word": "-eil"
        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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        "1": "ga",
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      },
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    }
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        "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
        "Scottish Gaelic suffixes",
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        "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "modh (“good manners, breeding, civility, courtesy”) → modhail\n'S glè mhodhail sin dhe. ― That's very kind of him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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    {
      "sense": "slender",
      "word": "-eil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ail"
}

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